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Liver King Arrested for Terroristic Threat After Challenging Joe Rogan

He remains jailed on $20,000 bond at Travis County Jail pending an ongoing investigation into his Instagram threats.

FILE - Joe Rogan stands for a benediction after President Donald Trump was sworn in during the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Jan. 20, 2025. (Saul Loeb/Pool photo via AP, File)


LOS ANGELES CA - DECEMBER 15: Brian Johnson, AKA Liver King, is seen on December 15, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by MEGA/GC Images)
Joe Rogan and Brian "Liver King" Johnson.
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Overview

  • Johnson posted multiple Instagram videos on June 23–24 challenging Rogan to a fight and displaying firearms, raising alarms among viewers.
  • Austin detectives secured an arrest warrant after Rogan, who said he had never met Johnson, reported feeling threatened by the influencer’s online posts.
  • Arrested at the Four Seasons Hotel, Johnson was booked into Travis County Jail on a terroristic threat charge that carries up to six months in jail and a $2,000 fine.
  • The 47-year-old influencer built his brand on a raw-meat “ancestral lifestyle” diet, was featured in Netflix’s “Untold: The Liver King,” and later admitted to steroid use.
  • Authorities are reviewing Johnson’s travel to Austin and his social media history to determine whether additional charges should be filed.